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Spiders, spiders everywhere? Tarantula mating season starts early amid threats to arachnids

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation October 12, 2023

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It's tarantula season in the golden hills of the Bay Area: that period every fall when black, hairy males of the species Aphonopelma iodius emerge from their underground burrows in search of a receptive female — a first and final act of carnal exploration before they die. On a recent weekday evening, a group of Sierra Club members met before sunset at Mount Diablo State Park in Walnut Creek in hopes of witnessing a few of these desperate,... + full article



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